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Fuck this company and their terrible bland food too. We've had some pop up where I live in the past few years and the place legit causes traffic jams because of all the
suburbanite slobs in their tank sized SUV's lining up for their slop. Then every other week we learn about how yet another manager there is a bigot. I remember when libs were running defense for the company when the ghoul who owns it was revealed to be a homophobe. Their refrain was always "oh his views aren't policy or the views of the people who work there". What kind of people do you think he hired? And what kind of people do you think he encouraged his underlings to hire? You think there might be a connection between who he is and the fact that you can't make it through the drive through there without another news article like this dropping?
and the whole 'closed on sunday' means even normal scumbag capitalists avoid the business, only christfreaks, and the specific kind who want to murder lgbt people are going to be franchisers of a joint like that
also they play christian pop music in their stores. any heathens will be driven to madness.
Christian music and (I don't know what to call it except "bro country") in a death spiral to see who can make the most unimaginative bullshit possible.
i've seen it said here that their franchisee interview process is wildly invasive and thorough to ensure that only the most unhinged christofascists are allowed to use their money printer
There's a christian-ease language, as we call it. A certain way of phrasing and framing things that signals that you're part of the good ol boys club. The root signifiers are essentially signaling that your core ideology is fascism.
Double lane drive through staffed by teens walking up to your suburban assault vehicle
they make those kids stand outside in the florida heat with zero sun protection
it should be an executable offense to expose workers to that level of potential harm (sun, heat, vehicle exhaust, risk of getting run over), let alone children
Shit is pathetic and with inflation prices they all just look like addicts now. Like Chik Fil A drive thru in 2023 is a methadone clinic for food issues.